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HSK 7 N1
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dí
テキ
みち、みちび.く、すす.む、いた.る
적
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound.
Components
辶 walk+ 由 wherefore =
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辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
由 Phonetic component
yóu wherefore
cause, reason
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Notes
Similar Characters
巡 patrol暹 rise边 margin (simp)辽 distant (iii) (simp)达 arrive (simp)迁 shift (simp)迂 doctrinaire迄 so far迅 speedy过 through (simp)迈 take a big stride (simp)迎 greet运 luck (simp)近 near迓 to go to meet返 go back迕 obstinate (iii)还 yet (simp)这 here (simp)进 make (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
迪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
迪 [dí]
to enlighten
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
迪 すすむ
Susumu given name
迪 ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
迪 てき
Teki surname
迪 みち
Michi female given name
迪 ゆう
Yū female given name
CHINESE WORDS (151)
奥迪 [Aò​dí] #19,847
Audi
奥迪 [Aò​dí] #19,847
Audi
迪斯尼 [Dí​sī​ní] #9,926
Disney (company name, surname)
肯尼迪 [Kěn​ní​dí] #5,614
Kennedy (name)
迪拜 [Dí​bài] #13,415
Dubai
迪克 [Dí​kè] #4,580
Dick (person name)
迪士尼 [Dí​shì​ní] #18,888
Disney (company name, surname)
艾迪 [Aì​dí] #5,250
Eddie (name)
启迪 [qǐ​dí] #21,449
to edify
启迪 [qǐ​dí] #21,449
to edify
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
啓迪 [けいてき] #316,702
edification
訓迪 [くんてき]
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